The Press., 1887-06-09
TRYING EXPERIENCE WITH A g0ULLEGs
 C0RpORA ATKOM.

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 The claim agent of the Brass Bound Railroad Company nat in hie 0aIige, his desk piled high with correspond ndSnee. Ho had disposed of sixteen claims for cows killed, thirteen sheep claims and several personal injuries about the usnal daily average of a0cidentp tprwhen the ofie6s door opened, and a tall angular woman entered. q sBe you the claim agent ?''1 she demand ed, ,wlEh voice which sounded ikea cross between a buxzsaaw and steam whistle. .! tI be, responded that official, briefly.
 "I come up here to get pay for the trunk lost in the Coon Greek collision" There had been bad smash up on the road few weeks before, and this was one of the claims growing out of 1t which re- mained unadjHsted.
 issWhat is your narne 9'' asked the agent.
 "Mrs. Lovelock, of Geneva" she. re- piled.
 seAh, yes," said the claim.agent, ''T re- naembeE nov. How much do you think your trunk waB worth, Mira. LoyeloCk ?" 3H
 lIssWell1 II dunno exactly, but sh d think abaOnt two hundred dollam would be nigh the value of it, and wouldn't want you should pay any. more'n itwas worth. q
 '"That's pretty steep, unused the claim agent, looking at his note-book. Let's
 
 itself worth, for instance 2"
 Well, it was hne large new trunk, an < |4 had jess paid fifteen d0llara for it before The clsim-agent made B note of the. if teen dollars, Well, what was in the trunk P he asked. s'Lemme see there was my, best Sun. day dress black atIk-the material in it cost twenty five dollars. an the maxim ten -that makes thirty-6ve. Then there was an alpaca dress, worth about fifteen dol lars, and 8 new bunnit had just paid fif- teen dollars for.'''
 The claim gent kept track of the items, "Thaat makes seventy eight dollars :; i; now ..W ell . she said, ''there was, oonaid'able. other clothin,. -
 'sWhat was that worth ?"
 '.i dunno know exactlyy, but I guess about 9l
 s.WelL what else nov ?" s= Her memory seemed to fail her at this point, but after e moment she continued ::
 'SThere was about seventy five dollars worth O iewelry in the trunk.
 ssThat makes something over two hun dred dollars, said the claim agent. ''Well she said paagnanimously, "4 don't want to be hard on the compsny, so we'll call # jest an even two hundred. ssGrunk have any marks on 1t, asked the claim agent, casually.
 aIt had 2 kyard with my name on it," she answered. -sa ''Got the check 9" She produced it. 1
 Seems to me you ara a, little hard on us," said the claim agent. sDont you think you could reduce the amount 2 lit tIe P'' '.'-'
 ''Nos sir,% :, she said. San an if you don't pay, IiEs sue. :" .z4
 aBorry to go to law. with you. ma'am. but we won't pay that claim. 7 .5.~s..r She hounesd out of her chair and start ed for the door. ,.s ,',-,F' ,'-s '.. s@.s
 szWait minute. ,s said the claims agent, soothingly ..t gness We can rl1 make some arrang cement. ''fs zls.. She sat down, again, and the claim-agent lstepped out into tk4 ball. When he came back porter nal owed him, bringing un- der one arm small, yellow trunk, tied with rope, and somewhat the worse for wear. It could have been bought any l where. for a dollar and a half. The, claim lagenE looked at the card and compared the cheeks. z ''Is l that your' trunk ?" he aSked. .ss ..t Ss
 Her face was Ted as beet, as she ac- kthowleedged, with with very bad grace that il was. ' s2' i'1'S -. - ., -sf s-ras | SaThe trunk hasn't been hurt at sll, ,'said I the claima-agent, '.except by the wetting it got when the qbaggage-car fell into the lcreek. Hyou've got the key here, we'll open #, and see what the damage was. ," | Pye--loat thskey, 'she stammered. '
 s'Ohs hsweil, then, aWe'I break it open, said the claim 5agent. scheerfuny. P ''sOh, no, don't do that, she remonstrat. led. it -rrain't my trunk-I zborrered it from my sister, an she wouldn't hke that I shonh break the lock. I'd ruthel take less money Ea
 'I guess you aOoWEd," said the claim Eagent, with chuckle. ssI aim been claim Eagent on this road for five years without meeting lots of people like you. Wei give you fifteen dollars for what damage theswatAT may have done to your baggage l-or, Ill open your trunk, and you car
 bring: yOnr lawauits" 2t@
 ''In take the fifteen dollars" she re lpled, quickly, but anappishly. And when tShe had got the money and signed 8 re Iceipt, she relieved her mind by saying, al
 sI wouldn't khonght a rich cemp'ny l like this would ainaulb a.glady that way
 Bnt all men ainsA Ygentfemen, an' corpora
 ions ain't got no souls nehoW. ''-- ChGrIe, RuzNw